Here’s what I don’t, for the life of me, understand: why is working in an office still such a commonly-held notion? Offices cost big money to maintain and keep running — and the work that gets done there (often in meeting form) could be (a) shifted online or (b) shifted to Google/Tumblr reports and/or (c) most direct clients of people tend not to live where the company is, hence business travel. I realize if companies started going full work-from-home that would (a) have pretty drastic social effects on the country where it was happening and (b) managers would freak out over losing face-to-face control and seat time of lower employees, but I do hope that shift continues to emerge. Offices are often less productive places than the home; the issue comes back to wanting control over your employees, honestly. Since most workers aren’t Pre-K students, that seems like an absurd notion. (And please don’t tell me how important meetings are. Many successful companies do business predominantly with China or Europe. You think they sit in the same building five days a week?)